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JayB 11-12-12 14:18
Christmas Prezzies for my Tenere!!
 
I'm eagerly awaiting Santa (the courier) delivering my Christmas prezzie this year as its a pair of MTC stainless ovals cans with carbon outlets. Can't wait to fit them and fire it up!! I was wondering if there is anything I need to know about doing the swap. Is it a straight forward job? The Lamda sensor is up in the header pipes isn't it?

Also while I'm on, I'm hoping to get my wheels re-built with stainless spokes over the Christmas break and once they're stripped I was thinking of getting my hubs and rims powder coated. I'm think I'm gonna go for gold rims and black hubs cos I like the old school look of the XT600. I was just wondering if anyone had any advise/thoughts.

Cheers Jay

Gas_Up_Lets_Go 11-12-12 15:09
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Originally Posted by JayB (Post 181714)
I was wondering if there is anything I need to know about doing the swap. Is it a straight forward job?
Fitting the MTC's is a piece of cake.

Removing the OE can isn't.... depending on your viewpoint.

Seat off,
grab rails off
rear rack off
tail section off
remove old can.

Then, I'd put the tail section back, the rack and the grab rails back before fitting the MTC's.


Quote:
Originally Posted by JayB (Post 181714)
The Lamda sensor is up in the header pipes isn't it?
No, it's near the underside of the bike - no need to worry about that.


You are going to be left with a hole under your seat, which will fill with everything you ride over... While you have the bike in bits make up a cover, I used an old plastic paint pot lid, but Chinese cartons, tupperware lids, old mud flaps - anything that is a bit flexible but strongish too will do (not cardboard !!!!)

The old can is a weighty beast - be ready for it.

enduro374 11-12-12 15:24
Quote:
Originally Posted by JayB (Post 181714)
I'm eagerly awaiting Santa (the courier) delivering my Christmas prezzie this year as its a pair of MTC stainless ovals cans with carbon outlets. Can't wait to fit them and fire it up!! I was wondering if there is anything I need to know about doing the swap. Is it a straight forward job? The Lamda sensor is up in the header pipes isn't it?

Also while I'm on, I'm hoping to get my wheels re-built with stainless spokes over the Christmas break and once they're stripped I was thinking of getting my hubs and rims powder coated. I'm think I'm gonna go for gold rims and black hubs cos I like the old school look of the XT600. I was just wondering if anyone had any advise/thoughts.

Cheers Jay
Sounds good - pun intended..

I would advise you simply get new Excel rims or similar and have the wheels re-built. The standard rims are soft in comparison.

Please keep you old spokes as I need some spares!!!

Thx

enduro374 11-12-12 15:27
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 181715)
The old can is a weighty beast - be ready for it.
GULG is not kiddng - you'll be amazed how heavy this is.

One day I'll weigh the bar ends, upper tank mount elongated mounting screws, standard zorst, standard rear light, pillion pegs that I've removed.
> 10Kg I reckon.

tripletom 11-12-12 19:59
From memory the standard silencer is close to 10kg. The Leo Vinces are within half a kilo of it also.

enduro374 11-12-12 20:05
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Originally Posted by tripletom (Post 181725)
From memory the standard silencer is close to 10kg. The Leo Vinces are within half a kilo of it also.
X Racing single pipe ~ 2Kg tops. In the process of re-packing and have removed the realtively heavy wire wool inner wrap over the perforated tube.

beany 11-12-12 20:39
big saving on weight i have a mtc single sided with tool tube to even up the other side. pain in the butt to remove the standard zorst, i also have removed the rear foot pegs.

JayB 13-12-12 16:15
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 181715)
Fitting the MTC's is a piece of cake.

Removing the OE can isn't.... depending on your viewpoint.

Seat off,
grab rails off
rear rack off
tail section off
remove old can.

Then, I'd put the tail section back, the rack and the grab rails back before fitting the MTC's.




No, it's near the underside of the bike - no need to worry about that.


You are going to be left with a hole under your seat, which will fill with everything you ride over... While you have the bike in bits make up a cover, I used an old plastic paint pot lid, but Chinese cartons, tupperware lids, old mud flaps - anything that is a bit flexible but strongish too will do (not cardboard !!!!)

The old can is a weighty beast - be ready for it.

Cheers Buddy!

JayB 13-12-12 16:17
Quote:
Originally Posted by enduro374 (Post 181717)
Sounds good - pun intended..

I would advise you simply get new Excel rims or similar and have the wheels re-built. The standard rims are soft in comparison.

Please keep you old spokes as I need some spares!!!

Thx
Would if I could afford the rims...next Chrimbo maybe! Yeah I will ask for the old spokes back!!

enduro374 13-12-12 18:12
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Originally Posted by JayB (Post 181792)
Yeah I will ask for the old spokes back!!
Good man -can I have some please in exchange for beer?


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